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2018 SAFF U-15 Championship

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2018 SAFF U-15 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNepal
Dates25 October – 3 November
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in Lalitpur host cities)
Final positions
Champions Bangladesh (2nd title)
Runners-up Pakistan
Third place India
Fourth place   Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored47 (4.7 per match)
Attendance15,144 (1,514 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bangladesh Nihat Jaman Ucchash (4 Goals)
Best player(s)Pakistan Haseeb Khan
Fair play award Bangladesh
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2019 →
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2019.

The 2018 SAFF U-15 Championship was the fifth edition of the SAFF U-15 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-15 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament was hosted by Nepal from October 25 to November 3, 2018, at ANFA Complex in Lalitpur, Nepal. Six out of seven teams from the region took part, as Sri Lanka later withdrew their team, and the teams were divided into two groups.[1][2] On 3 November 2018, Bangladesh edged out Pakistan in a close match decided in a penalty shootout to claim their second SAFF title.[3]

Host selection

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A draw for tournament ceremony was held on 13 September 2018 at conference room of Bangladesh Football Federation. BFF general secretary Abu Naeem Shohag, chairman of the BFF Media Committee Amirul Islam Babu and Mindu Dorji, the deputy general secretary of Bhutan Football Federation was among those present.

Initially all of seven countries team participated for the draw, two groups A and B were made, A consisted of Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives and Pakistan and group B consisted of India, Bhutan and Sri Lanka

But later Sri Lanka withdrew its team from the tournament and the groups were redefined.[2]

Group A Group B

   Nepal
 Bangladesh
 Maldives
 Pakistan ‡

 India
 Bhutan
 Sri Lanka †
 Pakistan

† Sri Lanka withdrew before tournament
‡ Pakistan drawn to Group B, thus both the groups redefined

Squads

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Players born on or after 1 January 2003 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team had to register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, minimum three of whom had to be goalkeepers.

Participating teams

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Team Appearances
in the SAFF U-16 Championship 		Previous best performance
 Bangladesh 5th Champions (2015), (2018)
 Bhutan 3rd Fourth Place
 India 5th Champions (2013, 2017)
 Maldives 4th Group Stage
   Nepal (Host) 5th Runners-up (2013, 2017)
 Pakistan 3rd Champions (2011)

Venues

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Lalitpur
ANFA Complex
Capacity: 6,000

Match officials

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Group stage

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Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1  Bangladesh 2 2 0 0 11 1 +10 6 Qualified for Knockout stage
2    Nepal (H) 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
3  Maldives 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 0
Source: SAFF
(H) Hosts
Nepal   4–0 Maldives
 SAFF
Attendance: 2941
Referee: Muhammad Ahmad Rauf (Pakistan)
Bangladesh 9–0 Maldives
Nihat Jaman Ucchash 11', 19', 23', 46'
Mehedi Hassan 44'
Rasel Ahmed 47', 66'
Ashikur Rahman 80', 90+5'		 SAFF
Attendance: 2000
Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)
Bangladesh 2–1   Nepal
 SAFF
Attendance: 1968
Referee: Harish Kundu (India)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1  Pakistan 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Qualified for Knockout stage
2  India 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
3  Bhutan 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0
Source: SAFF
India 1–2 Pakistan
Vanlalruatfela Thlacheu 53' SAFF AIFF Adnan Justin 36'
Wasif 85'
Attendance: 2807
Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarafder (Bangladesh)
Bhutan 0–4 Pakistan
SAFF Mudassar Nazar 20'
Iftikar Ahmed 23'
Moin Ahmed 29', 42'
Attendance: 1506
Referee: Zaeem Ali (Maldives)
Bhutan 0–4 India
SAFF AIFF Shubho Paul 4' (pen.)
Kushang Subba 66'
Aman Xalxo 89'
Attendance: 3019
Referee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 November  – ANFA Complex
 
 
 Bangladesh 1 (4)
 
3 November  – ANFA Complex
 
 India 1 (2)
 
 Bangladesh 1 (3)
 
1 November  – ANFA Complex
 
 Pakistan 1 (2)
 
 Pakistan 4
 
 
   Nepal 0
 
Third Place
 
 
3 November  – ANFA Complex
 
 
 India1
 
 
   Nepal0

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

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Bangladesh 1–1 India
 SAFF AIFF
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 1944
Referee: Zaeem Ali (Maldives)
Pakistan 4–0   Nepal
Jaan Limbu 54' (o.g.)
Mohib Ullah 59' (pen.), 68' (pen.)
Moin Ahmed 77'		 SAFF
Attendance: 1632
Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)

Third place

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 India1–0   Nepal
 SAFF AIFF
Attendance: 914
Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarafder (Bangladesh)

Final

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 Bangladesh1–1 Pakistan
 Report
Penalties
 3–2
Attendance: 6413
Referee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal) [4]

Winner

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 2018 SAFF U-15 Championship champions 

Bangladesh
Second title

Awards

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The following awards were given for the 2018 SAFF U-15 Championship.

Fair Play Award Most Valuable Player Golden Boot Award
 Bangladesh Pakistan Haseeb Khan Bangladesh Nihat Jaman Ucchash

Goalscorers

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There were 47 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 4.7 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "SAFF U15 draw held". South Asian Football Federation.
  2. ^ a b "SAFF Revises SAFF U15 Match Fixtures After Sri Lanka Pulls Out". Goal Nepal. 4 October 2018.
  3. ^ "SAFF Under-15 Championship: Bangladesh beat Pakistan on penalties to claim second title". saffederation.org. SAFF. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  4. ^ "FIFA Referees News: 2018 SAFF U-15 Championship - Final". 3 November 2018.
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